Power system.



A. n. ummm). POWER BYBTEI.

8 SHEETS-*SHEET 2;

Patented' May 16, 1911.

WITNESSES.

. A. H. OLMSTED.

POWER BYSTBI. Aumento! man un. u. mo.

a annu-sum1 a.

Patented' may 16,

38,539; vfor determining the ositions of. the'.

'controllers 27, 28 and the c utch controllers 4l9,\ 2(`are provided with clutch electro-meg?v netisfx Q, 41', 42, 43 and 44, 45, 46, 47 res ec- Each car is also provided wit a ntial relay device 48, 49 the electrots 50, 5I and 52, 53 of which areggeon;

54,1.thr'ougli switchesl 58, 59. Train wire 10, couplings 55, 56, 57 are also provided for.

,l );couplingthe train wires between adjacent "'J-iehicles. Batteries 60, 61 are carried on each of the self-propelled vehicles for 4suppl ing j current to the various electro-magnets o the controlps stem, and the'circuit of each-.of the pro lling motors 33,' 34 is provided with anover o ad relay 62,63. 1l*

. The construction andoperat-ion of thev `cli1tch controllers 19, .20 for controlling the ,29,operation ,gf the electricaland mechanicallregulat'ors of thesystem will be best understood from Fig. 2,- in which` the'engine shaft is `indicatedf., at 15 as connected to the bevel gear lwheel 17 of the c l'utch controller 19.

The 1gear wheel l17 engages'vvith two ar wli s 114, 64 loosely-mounted on the s aft -13 "olfthe' clutch controller and 'provided withfffrictioncones 65,'66 and 67, 68 respectively. IIntermediate thebeve'l gear wheels 114,164 E biihhing 69 isloosely mounted on cones'. 70,`..7 1 adapted to engage .with the friction cone`s'66,` 67 respectively. The A bushing 69 a1so carries the vchain 'wheel 21 'for 35. .operatinggthevcontroller 27 (seeFig. 1)'and is adapted to be moved intoengagement 'with leither the friction cone 66 or the frictioncone 67 by'mean's of a double crank 4"lever 72, one arm of whicl i is adapted tol en- 4-0 gage with flanges'73',`74 on the bushing69,

. the other-"arms of` the/1eve`r-72 being. con-4 nectedfto the plungers of the Aelectroanagf' nets 41, 42 respectively. Other bushings. 75`

7 6: are also provided loosely; mounted on'the tatingwithgthe shaft 13, theyfarecapable respectively.' The engagement and. disengagement-ofthe friction Acones 77,'is

. effected by means of pivotedlever 79 engag- 55'ingjwith`the bushing 75 and actuated by an electro-magnet 40a similar lever 80, actuated by an' electro-mav net'43 being provided for .moving "the bushing' I6-so as to bring the @friction ccnes'78, 68 into engagement vwith one another.

f lheY operationycf the device `islas: fol-'- lows 'zLThe shaft 15 being continuously roy tated' by theengfine-*will cause the gear wheels 114, 64 to l'rotate in yoppos' in circuit with the power train wirresV t clutch cqntroller,gcan be caused to: rotate in ite directionslgby" the electro-magnet 41 is energized, the .bush-- ing-691Will'be moved toward'the left' by .means of the-lever 72 and the friction cones 66, will engagewithone another, there' f b causing the bushing 69 with its attached 7.0 lc ain wheel 21 to be rotated. in-the Ysame direction as the'gear wheel 114. On the 'other hand, if vthe magnet 42 be energized the friction cones 71, 67', wil1'be brought into engagement with one anotherand the 75 bushing 69 will, be rotated in an .opposite 4Idirection, namely, the direction in. which the, ealtvwheelV 64 is rotating. The chainwhe 21 canftherefore be caused to rotate inone or the other-direction' accordingas so the electro-magnet 41 or 42 is'energized.

.-In 'a-similar manner 'the' chain Wheel 11 'l which is mounted on the shaft 13 of the one or the other'direction according aisthe-l electrofmagnet 4Q or v4 3 isenerglzed, since;

Aif the formerbe energized, the friction 'c one's. v f

65 and 77-"wil1 be brought into engagement with one another vand the shaft-13 will" be rotated ,in thesamedirection as the gear 90 wheel 114,- an'1opposite direction of rotationl bein "obtained '1n the same manner whenv the' e ectromagnet 43 'is -energized.` As indicated in F ig.",1,'the chainwheel 2 1 oper'- ates the shaft 25 of the controller v27 for-the 95 electrical apparatus of thejself-propelled vehicle, while the chain wheel 11 'actuates the valve'f th;\barbnr`eter.7 of thee internal.

fcoinbustiie 'he 3,' 'so .that the electrof 'magle t,s"40, 4,31control the regulation 'of-the inteal combustion engine and theielectroi magnets 41, `42control-theregulation of the electricalv apparatus. Referring now to Fig. 3," the arrangto. 't`he magnets '41"o`jr42 of t 'e clutch-controller in-.accordan ce with the position of ments for qntrj'olling-the suply'of current- 105 'the mastercontroller 31 wi11;"be. described,

Fig. 'showingaisimplied form of the .cir-

ciutsiinvolved The masteccontrolleilns in? 110 'dicated vis provided? w,i th c ontae'ts'.l [115 mounted' on an. insulating' drum injtli 'usuali' kmanner,A stationary-contact fingers 81 'being adaptedjto engage With'theA -contactsllj vThe pilot drurn'29j. of tliecontrolle'r 27 (not-115 i vshown' 'in Fig; 3) is also'providediwith ce A tacts 82, '83 arranged inversely tothe 'no tacts of the master -control1er 31,` so that 'conducting' portions on the masterfcontr'olf ler 31 'correspondfto insulatingportionson 'the pilot drinn '29. Sttionarycontact -firv gers 84 adapted to engage' with the contacts l Y i 82, 13B-are provided connected .to the-.contact 'f ingers'lby means of conductorsA `36=and f additional contact -fingers' 85, S6- are 'pro-"125g lvided connected respectively to one teri'ni-1ralr of theelectrofmagnetsf 41, 42,- the remaining -terminulsof :these electro-magnets are 'con-' nectedftg'cther and thrcughya battery 6 0' to -a stationary contact 'inger 87 of the inasterl i tro-imi frictil controller 3i.. Whentlie muster-controller 31` is in its olf position the fixed contacts .ussinizcthe position indientcd lily the dotted ,lines oen, :ind tlieeoiitroller emr'lic moved 4-froin this position into otliersin which the fixed coiitiiets iissunie the positions indicated ,hy the dotted linesl a, ,b, corresponding to the foi-word direction 'of rotntion of :the

`niotoi'xof the train, or hy the lines a', o,

iQ-l1', eorrcspondingto the rcvere'direetion is ni'orod. into correspondingpositions in which the fixed contacts'nenn-nie the V(ferions positions iii-(limited by the dotted lines iii theV folloi f ii'ninner: Assuming 'that tiotli 'lille nnislter-conlrolli-r lll. :ind the pilot drinn 297er@ iii-thc oii'v lioitioin nml that v the lfoi-incr be inoveil intotlic position a, (1 ai circuit will-be completed from one :pole-of .the 'liiiiteiyiti through the Contact finger S7,

-eontnii'tl l'li of the in:inter-controller'di-nin,

3l, tlirringli-oneolthe conductors B'G'to thc corresponding contact linger 84,- oontriet 83 of the pilot drinn contact finger SG, elecblick to the otl'ierhterminalof i [he battery 6l). The electro-inngiiet 41 being tliuo'kenergized, the controller rind its 4uttiiclied pilot-drinn 29 will be' moved through the fin'ediiii'n ofthe oliitchLcontrollei" 11't1io forward-alireetinn usdescrihed with lrefer,-

-ence 'to lgt. 2" until.' the pilot drum 29' has',

reiiohed the position d, u, whereupon the .r:'oniii,elii ii' circuit just. described will be broken nt. iliegeontiirt Sli.. Asiinilzir nction laitier; fplnec if the iriiistcr-eontroller `314 is moved on :l'nrtl'ier toV itl pos` ion' ,21, '1), the

l.electro-1inignel ell ieiiiniiiiiig energized iintl the pi-loi-ili-niii -23 hiisreuzehed itseorre- "sprinkling position. lt the master 4ciimti'oller drinn 3 connilcl'ed' in 'n siniilnr innnci fronilthe lmllory li() through the contact. S2 und the. eicelioonngnct 4-25, thus cruising the controller :ind its :ittniiied pilot drinn QSIl to more inl :i reverse direction until it reaches position iwnrQSPoiidng to thc pogeitioij'towhich the iimetermolitroller hina been set.

cnrs: l, Q of n train being controlled bythe drh-croi thaleia-1, the cont-rol of (lie interi imi i'eoinlnisjion engine :l von the `cnr l'iniiy he iiesii'r-f'l position. :incl when 'it islile'siirod to iii-:nie the. motors, the nmstvi' 'controller anemia tion Vof the inasterfcontrollci 31. i

.and G'respcctivelv and the train proceeds :it

l 'is moved in the reverse direct-imntowiird the position (1",1/ n circuit `will 'he a Venr-rentdeliri-wsdl rjy,iiieziim-.o'i the linnille "lill, the' ".iilnn'eter 7- is Het v.nito the :noti-l vtroni its oit posilionfinto one o[ coing positions in the i'leqirctlsdireo-- tion either forwiircl or reverse. A. circuit is thereby .completed from the bn'ltery S60, on

` the mir Vl tlirinigh one or other of the electrofniiignets tl-l, ns' nlreiidyV-,Ydescribed with reference 'to' Fig. 3, therein causing the elmiii wheel ..flfii'n'd the -conti'tillei' shaft 25 geaiiiil ll-ierewitli to ,rotaite' iii -lhe'coiilf :spending 'dire'etimi to niovev the' eonlgi'ollei' 2'( [und its' uttiiehedpilot drinn .lllto n position .Colresp\'ni'ilii|,fr tothe poeiil orr into whielitlze muster controller 31 has been iidjnsted. illy ineens of' the triiin wirer 35 und "the con`-` doctors 3T, n circuit is sin'init-.ineoieily lconipleted through the contactsA of the pilot,

- drinn 30 oli tlie-czir andthe' corresponding clectroui-ingnet 45 or i6-of the oliitehcontrollcr on' this cnr which in :i` siniiliir inamner 'rotates the-controller shaft; 2G und niores the controller 2S iml its.: attached pilotdrinn 30 into 1 position correspoi'iding to thopoi- The con-l trollers 27;, QSbeing'now inthe desired run! iiin'gypositioiis, tlie motors' 33l und 34. nrc sii'pplied with energy from' the generators il t :i .corresponding speed.

The armature circuit of the renerntor 6. includes. the electiomiignetf 52 o -ihe 'differential relay device i9 oii'the cnr 2', the switch 5S having been` previously "eet in the )osi- 'tion indicated.'- 'lha' .armature circuit the `,geriex'iitor doiit-Ii'e otherfliand includes the' .electro-m:MuetI 53 of therliflieientinl-relny deviceiettgthe `4switch 59 l'iiivngf'becn previoosly Selfin the osition ii'idiented, the ,cir-` cuit-being coi'niiiited by meimsofnn endy coiipliri- 57. bo .long :is the olii-rents dethiit, isto say, so long iis the eiiginesl-iuid 4 are running ut ythe Sinne $peel, the ditferen` tial rela-y device. li'e,iiniiiis in theV position shown 'iii theli lire. Should. -liowiw'eri5 the current. 'tlelliieeA l'iytlie'geiierii'tor 5 exceed tlnit delivered 4by tlliegeni-:riitoif (l, 'tli e `pull of'the electro-ningnct 52 will prepondeinto 'relay' ium` S8. of the differential reliiydi'eviee f1!) will engage with *thoeonlsiet SAS, tl'ierehy 'completing` aicircuitl from onifl'erniiiml 4otl the buttery 61 thronghthe cfnitncts Stftl electro-'imignet 4'( of. the 'clutch.ifeglihitfjir ?0 lizifck to theotlicr terminal of tlielmttery 6].' The electro-lm gnetl 47 being4 thus enerig'ied will c'iinsc'vtlie Slni'tt 1.4 to he -ifotnlei'l iii-:i correfspondiinx4 direction nsalready Vdcsizfil'iheil" willi-reference -to` Fig. 2, and the'.ea'irhni'et-ei -8 will he correspondingly niljusted by menus or.' the chiin w'heellZ until the amount' of .lle P reneraltor,(ilrizes to :i vnlne cqmil lo'fl'lnit deliveredhy the ien-I eintor', whereupon the pull of the eleetro- 4 inngnets'nind of the differential rehiy 'etl'hei'ng'once more hallowed,the-relay :ii-in SS'will bri-,lili the. circuit ol the clcctrofni:ugr-

ne't- '4T nt'the Contact 89.V siiniliiinotion xliverecl ytlic generntorsx lund (i nreeqinilgg.

will occur if the current delivered by tlic generator 0 exceeds that delivered by the generator' 5 in which case the relay arm 88 will be moved in the opposite direction to complete a circuit t'lirou Ih the electro-mag net 44 of the clutch regu ator 20, and thereby cause the shaft 14 of the said re rulator to adjust the carburetor 8, so as to e eet an equalization of the loads on the engines 3 and 4. This action will of courseI take place if the car 2ris tised as the controlling ear, for the purpose of starting the engine 3..

The electro-magnetically released brakes indicated i1t 38, B9 on the controller shafts are proviid for the pur ose of causing the' controllers to assume de mite positions and maintaining them inA these positions. The

' actuating coil of thebrake 3S is included in' Vactuatin the circuits from the battery 60 which in clude the magnets' 41 'and 42 so that whenever one o'r other of these. magri-ets l.is e'nergized to cause the clutch regulator 19 to vary the position of the controller 29, the coil of the `brake 3.8 will also be energize and release the brake and allowv the controller 29 to be moved. As soon as t-lie magnet 41 or 42 as the case. may be is denergized, Whihvwill occur when thecontroller has been mvedf-fvtellicdesired pos'ition, the brake coil, 38 will alsow'b'il'c'energized -with the result tha't the bra-ke will be applied and stop further movement of the controller` The coil of the brake't) is Ainh4 eluded in circuit with the magnets 45, 40 and this brake, acts in a similar manner on then controller 80. In order to prevent too rapid acceleration of the traction motors'33, 34 'when the master controller is moved fromits case their actuating coils are included as, usual 'in the motor c1rci1it. The sivitches'v are adapted to open the circuits described above in which are includcdtlic magnets-y 41,'42, 45, 46 and brake magnet coi'ls38, 39.'

so=tliat further increment! of the controllers 27' o`r 28 'isiprevented until the overload .o'ii v the -motor's '3.3 or `24"'-liii-:'subsided. In cases where' ,the ti-: ii'n comprimere vthan' twoself-propelled vehicles', it will lie-'readily u'n- .derstood' that all the electro-magnets e'"Ic-1.

'Spending to the' electro-magnet 52 arejeonnec'ted inA series with one ariotherinv the" -a'rrnatiirc -circuit ofthe generator on 'the car from which the cont-rol. is bei'ngeilectcdand th'eariangementfs: ofthe. power' train Wires v 54 must-bemofllificd according-ly,

' Referring nowuto Fig-s.' 14 and-,5, an alter? n-ativc arrangement-forcon-trolling the elec# trogmiignetsf '44,.47 of the clutch controller 20 isilliistrated, the 'shafts 15,16 of the efr' gincs.'3,n4 beingprovded 'ivitli can-m90, 91-

,'respectively adapted to engage with rollers '90, 91 en age Wit 92, 9B carried on pivoted arms 94, 95. Upon' the free'eiids of the arms 94, 95 brid ing 'pieces 90, 07 are mounted, which are a( apted to break contact with stationary pairs of contacts 98, 99 resectively, when the' cams their respective rollers 92, 93. ',l" e contacts 98, 99 are connected in the circuits of two electroana ets 100, 101 respectively, which are energized fromthe battery 61, the said electro-magnets 100, 101 being arranged, as shown in Fig. 5, to operate 'aw`ls.102, 10,3 engagin Witha pair of rate-et Wheels 104, 105. T ie ratchet wheel 104 carries a contact 106 connected by means of a slip ring 107 to one terminal of the ba-t- S0- Vtery 61; the other ratchet wheel 105 earries'a pair of contacts 108, 109 each of which iS connected by means of a slip ring 110, 111 to one of the terminals of the,clectro-magnets 44, 47 of the clutch regulator 20 ,(seeFigA 1). The remaining terminals of the electro-magnets 44, 47 are connected to the other terminal of the battery 61 as shown in the figure. The operation'of this form of the a 'paratusis asv follows ;,--If the internal coin ustion engines 3 and 4 are rotating at the saine speed, lthe bridge pieces 96, 97 willbe intermittently disconnected from their respective contacts 98, 99

, Withthe saine frequency, thereby' breaking the erc'iiitsfof. they electro-magnets 100 an 101, and causing tli'epawls 102, .103 to r o. tate'theratchet wheels 104, and 105 atthe samespeed. The contact 106'Will therefore.'

remain in an intermediate .position relative to the contacts 108 and 109 and the circuits -ofthe electro-magnets 44 and .47 will be vbroken at these contacts. If, however, they speed of' the engine 4 increases 'the circuit of the electro-magnet .101' Wil be intersi rupted more. frequently than that of the electroinagriet 100, so that the ratclietaivheelv 105 will-be. rotated at a greater speed than v.the ratchet Wheel 104. The contact 108 will 4therefore come int-o' engagement with the 4contact 100 and a circuitthioug-h theA electro-magnet 47 will be' completed, thereby operating the .el'iitch regulator- -20 t o'1e.,ad--- just the carbureter 'of tie. engine 4`.as previously described 'with reference to Fig. 1.

The converse action will Atake 'lace iii-the-l speed.' tif-:the engiifie 4 falls-hcowgthatof .the engine '3,' inv which Acrise-fthe ci'rciii' `the"*electro-magnet 101 willv he brokenp'less 'i' frequently.'thaiibnthat of the elcetro-magnctf l'1 00 thereby-*causingthe ratchet. wheel 105 to be retarded relatively to. the' ratchet wheel 104,-so that thf,I Vcontact lengages with the contact 1:09 and completi-s :i eirh5 cuit through the electro-magnet 44 of the clutch regulator. Tnstead operating the en rbiireter of the internal combustion rii- VVgine on the4 contrt'illin'g car by means if the handle A116,*Sliown iii-Fig.: 1, a switch 112, 118 on 'each 'of theA motor vehiclesni'ay hc erated by 'the :mo'torman and. selves,

provided, these switches being provided Witlrtwo fixed contacts connected respec- Vtively to the terminals ol the electroanag nets 4 0 and 415i and a. movable arm connected to that terminal oi the battery la), to which the arm ol." the dillerential ref gnlator t, is connected. The switch llil or l'l-l is rlp-- to canse either the magnet 4:0 or the ina et 4;'5 to be energized, thus efl'eizting' adjustment oiE the carl'luretcr of the controlling; car in the inanner alreadydescribed. llifhen thisy 'form oi control is oniployed on trains comprising; more than two self-1 ro11elled hileS,"it will be readily understood thatv all rnc electro magnets corresponding to the electromagnet 10Q must be connlteted in serios or par alici with one another, n. suitable arrange ment of train Wires being provided for thisI purpose.

The arrangeinentri herein described may evidently be considerably modified without departing from the spi and scope oiA the invention.

What I claim is l. An electrically proil'mlled train comprising a. plurality of vehicle-i` an 4engine on each vehicle, generators driven respecti.'eiy

by the' engines, propelling motors for the. vehicles,respectively supplied from the. lgenerators upon the saine vehicles as are pro-- polled thereby, and means for controlling;I

the operation of the engines and motors from a predetermined point on the train.

2. An electrically propelled trein co1u prising a plurality of vehicles, an engine onl each vehicle, generators driven respectively by the enfbnnes, prfqiellingl motors for tile vehicles respectively supplied from the gern 4o lerntors upon, the same vehicles as are. pio

' pellcd ",thereby,

Ineens for controlling 'the ,operatlon'offfhe rigines, and means for controlling the operation etv themotors, said lmeans comprising gelectrical connections be- 'tuieen the vehicles.

3.--An .electrically propelled train oomprising a. plurality ot vehicles, an engine on each, vehicle, generators driven.respectively by, the'engines, propelling motorsfor 4the vehicles 'supplied from the generators, means for controlling` the operation of' the engines, and means for .cont-rolling the operation Vof the motors, said means comprising electrical connections between the vehicies.

' 4. In. a4 power system, the combination- ,With an internal combustion engine, an electricgencrator'driven thereby and an electric motor su )plied with current from said .gencrater, o regulators actuated from the shaft of the' internal corribnstion enginefor gev# erning 4the operation of the engine-findet the motor, und means for independently Vgoverning the actuation. of the regulators. v

65. 5. In a power system, the combination with an internal combustion engine, :in elcetric generator driven thereby and an electric motor sumilicd with l 'mont troni said gen crater, of regulation; not Hated 'l'roln the .slialft ot' the internal zonllalstion engine l'or govn maling the operation ot llal engine and of.' the motor. and electrically oiwralorl means lo'r independently ,gjm-'urinoir the :initiationot the regulators.

(Spin a power system, the combination with an internal combustion engine, an oli-e tric gvnmfator driven tllel'oliy and an electric niotor supplied 'with current from :said gcnera'tor, olf regulators 'tor the internal conilinstion, engine and t'or the olwrtrif.: motn', a 'pair oi" clutch mechanisms for indei'a-nirt ently connectingy the said i A ulators to tho shaft of the internal colnbns ion engine, and means for governing the engagement f and disengagement. of each clutch mecl'mniszn.

.7. .ln a power system, the combination with an internal comlmstion engine, an electric generator driven thereby and an electric motor supplied with current from said gen crater, of regulators for the internal co1nbustion engine andthe electric mot-or, a. pair of clutcn mechanisms for independently connecting the said regulators to the Shaft oi' the internal combustion engine, and electrical means 'tor governing the engagement and disengagement of each clutch inechanisrn. 4

8. ln a power system, tliiecombination with a plurality of engines, an electric generator driven by each of said engines, and separate .power circuits supplied respectively from the generators, et a regulator for each engine, .means for adjusting the regulator of one of the engines, land means :tor automatically* adjusting the regulators ofthe remaining engines in accordance with the outputs of thejeorresponding electric generators relative to the output of the gencrater driven bythe first engine. 9. 'In a power system, the combination ot'. two engines, an electric generator driven by each exigirle, Selarate power circuitsfsu-pplied respective y from the generators, a

regulator. for each df said engines, clutli` Vof a plurality of internal combustione ginas, an electric generator driven by each of said engines, a'regulator for each engine,

means for adjusting one regulator to com trol thejspced of one of the engines, and

means dependent upon the reletiir'e speede of the engines for autometically controllmg -fthe re ulators for the remaining engines.

11. n 'a power system, the comblnation of an internal .combustionl engine, an 'electric generator driven thereb an electric motor supplied with current, rom suidgencrater, a controller for ythe electric motor.. a pilot drum mechanically connected therto means for operatinl the controller endl.

pilot drum from the s aft of the internal combustion engine, electromagnets controlling said means, contacts mounted upon the pilot drum, e master controller drum llav- I lng contacts urran ed inversely to those on 15 the pilot drum, 'an l contact fin ers and conduotors connectin 'the pilot lrumend the master controller rum.

' In ltestimonywhereof,4 I have hereunto subscribed my name this 9th day of September, 1910.

` ALEXANDER Botter onlusten.. Witnesses:

G. F. WADLEY, CONSTANT GUEBARD. 

